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Craig Thompson – Habibi

Grāmatas apraksts no Goodreads/Synopsis from Goodreads:

From the internationally acclaimed author ofBlankets(“A triumph for the genre.”—Library Journal), a highly anticipated new graphic novel.
Sprawling across an epic landscape of deserts, harems, and modern industrial clutter, Habibi tells the tale of Dodola and Zam, refugee child slaves bound to each other by chance, by circumstance, and by the love that grows between them. We follow them as their lives unfold together and apart; as they struggle to make a place for themselves in a world (not unlike our own) fueled by fear, lust, and greed; and as they discover the extraordinary depth—and frailty—of their connection.

At once contemporary and timeless, Habibigives us a love story of astounding resonance: a parable about our relationship to the natural world, the cultural divide between the first and third worlds, the common heritage of Christianity and Islam, and, most potently, the magic of storytelling.

A story in the Arabian and Muslim world not only about two escaped slaves Dodola and Zam, how they met, lost and then found each other again, but also about a different culture. Many religious stories, myths and legends are successfully used as little life lessons by Dodola to the boy. This book can definitely be recommended to not only lovers of graphic novels but firstly to those who are curious about various cultures, religions and lifestyles.

Dodola and Zam meet when they are 12 and 3 years old. You could say that the relationship between them evolve like between mother and child or sister and brother. Their home, an abandoned ship in the middle of the desert, is a place where they can feel safe; also it’s not far from caravans (their food source). Everything is nice and cosy until Zam reaches his teen years when Dodola starts to feel attractive and desirable to him.

When their lives separate for both Dodola and Zam life becomes harsher, but through that they experience a personal growth, no one is spoiled. I will add only two words – harem and eunuchs.

Currently I’m reading also Zem Muhameda bārdas by Lato Lapsa which is about similar themes and world. Not sure if they are a good combination but they couldn’t make it worse, right?